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• Actors: Liev Schreiber, Babe Ruth, Jean Shepherd, Mickey Mantle, Maury Allen
• Directors: George Roy
• Writers: Steven Hilliard Stern, Steven Stern
• Producers: George Roy, Adam Der Aris, Erik Kesten, Rick Bernstein, Ross Greenburg
• Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Hbo Home Video
• DVD Release Date: June 13, 2006
• Run Time: 180 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000EXDRXA
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #24,935 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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The stories of three of baseball?s greatest legends now available in a 3-pack. Mantle: The Definitive Story of Mickey Mantle The almost mythic career of Yankee slugger Mickey Mantle is the subject of this acclaimed HBO Sports documentary special. Over 18 seasons with the Bronx Bombers, despite constant nagging injuries, Mantle managed to hit 536 home runs, twice hitting more than 50 in a season. To this day, ?The Mick? remains the greatest switch-hitter in baseball history; however, behind his country charm and good looks there was his wayward lifestyle that harmed his marriage, his relationship with his four sons and ultimately his health. Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio? A great ? and greatly loved ? baseball player, Joe DiMaggio is one of the few men to truly define the spirit of baseball and, in so doing, capture the hearts of a nation. His 56-game, record-breaking hitting streak; delivering the Yankees nine World Series championships; three time Most Valuable Player; and most eligible bachelor, married twice, the second time to screen goddess Marilyn Monroe; this is a lifetime of great glories, great tragedies, but always, great baseball. Babe Ruth ? The Life Behind the Legend He was a legend in his own time, and a legend for all time. He saved our national pastime from the disgrace which followed the 1919 ?Black Sox: scandal, and brought baseball back to the heartland of America. He was a generous and wild, playful and free-living, loving of children, charity and the game. He was a baseball player the world came to know as Babe Ruth.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Legends in Pinstripes, September 9, 2006

By	Shirley Godios (Buffalo, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The three DVD's in this set are supurb. They are so tastefully
done and cover such a wide range of each players life that it
is impossible to lose inerest. Even a non baseball fan would
find them interesting. They were a gift to my husband and he is
absolutely thrilled with their excellence. I found the purchase
price to be a bargain, a wonderful choice to give to any baseball
fan on your gift list. SG

1 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent insights!!, January 11, 2007

By	S. J. Christie (Highlands Ranch, CO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Great insights of the skills, challenges, and rewards of Puerto Rican ball players.

2 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Long Live the Yankees, July 31, 2006

By	Bradford VS "Bradford V." (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

If you are a baseball fan you will love this collection. It's a compelling narrative on 3 of the most famous Yankees ever to don the famous pin striped uniforms (the best uniform in all of sports).

When you see the old Yankee Stadium in the old stock footage you will notice the grave tomb stone monuments in centerfield (in the field of play) where they buried Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Miller Huggins. When Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio died they buried them next to Ruth, Gehrig, and Huggins. You can see thier tomb stones when you visit Monument Park in Yankee Stadium.

There are a lot of "if's" in Yankee lore. Being a Yankee fan is hard, very hard...there's been hardship. For example, the Mazerowski home run in 1960, the George Brett home run off of Goose Gossage in the 1980 ALCS. The Gonzalez 9th inning hit in the 7th game of the 2001 World Series...the list goes on.

All I can say is that those Yankee shortcommings broke my heart and scarred my soul.

Our New York Yankees HAVEN'T won a World Championship in OVER 6 years. It will be 7 years after the 2006 World Series:

The St. Louis Cardinals will defeat the Detroit Tigers 4 games to 1 game in the 2006 World Series. The odds in Vegas are 12 to 1 for St. Louis which is very surprising. I'm not a betting man, but if I were I would bet the house on the Cardinals. Do yourself a favor and go to Vegas and win yourself some money. If you bet $1,000, you will get $12,000, if you bet $3,000 you will get $36,000...etc. You will win. Take my word for it.

In the past 30 years I've named the World Series winner 29 times before the start of the playoffs. The only time I came up short was in 1988. I took Oakland that year. My record is great because I know the game of baseball like no other human being who has ever analyzed the game (I called the 2004 Red Sox Championship in June of 2004 and the 2005 White Sox Championship in May of 2005).

Our Yankees don't have the starting and middle relief pitching to compete for the World Championship this year. I wish they did. Furthermore, they have a cancer at 3rd base in a sulking, overrated, prima donna, "me only", and vastly tumorous player. Many teams don't have to deal with that major problem and headache. Call him Mr. Dissension.

Being a lifelong Yankee fan is an everlasting bond with the past and present; with a franchise who has had it's ups and downs (mostly good times). When my childhood idol Mickey Mantle passed away, I had the same feelings of sadness, grief, and loss when my father passed.

When Yankee Captain Thurman Munson died in the 1979 plane crash there wasn't a dry eye in my household. To me it was like losing a brother, a sister, an uncle. When Billy Martin died prematurely the world stopped for me.

The New York Yankees are the class of American sports and when personal tradgedy strikes it hits a nerve with all of us who grew up rooting for our beloved team. I don't think any other franchise can conjure up the deep sentiments and emotions a true Yankee fan can.

Someday, hopefully soon, our New York Yankees can return to glory.